Mural at the Wagah Border, from a photo contributed by Dr Nisha Tandon
Collage of family memorabilia, compiled by Shell Woman
Medal awarded to a "bhisti" named Hira, bought by Jonathan Maguire for his medal collection
Pufferfish, collected by Joseph Warnock (1871-1909), second great uncle to William Blair, during his tours of duty with the Royal Engineers in Jamaica, c.1900.
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This website is about how histories of colonialism and imperialism connect with identities across Northern Ireland today. MMMV invites you to share your own experiences and perspectives, by attending one of our workshops or sending a contribution, and to engage with other people’s contributions.
This website began with one-to-one interviews, conducted during the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020-2021. To turn the interviews into web content, we've included selected extracts. MMMV aims to bring the voices of contributors to the fore, and only theirs. So in editing the interviews, we've deliberately taken out the researchers' voices.
MMMV aims to promote peace in Northern Ireland and to uphold and respect a diversity of opinion. Some people want to discuss colonialism and imperialism but to remain anonymous, and this is why some of the people featured here have used pseudonyms. You can, too, if you choose to become a contributor.
MMMV is a partnership between Queen University Belfast, ArtsEkta, and the Irish Museums Association. It aims to explore social and community heritage connected with colonialism and imperialism and to empower people to reflect on interactions between Northern Irish identities, memories, and objects associated with these themes.
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Chinese lacquer box, used for cowries from County Donegal. Early-mid twentieth century.
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Crumpled envelopes with artist-drawn printed motifs inspired by Chinese paintings, of a kind used in Hong Kong to write to friends. 1950s.